The lines of the Amsterdam metro

Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf (GVB) operates the Amsterdam Metro system, along with the Amsterdam Trams, Ferries and a number of Bus Lines. All of these systems use the national strippenkaart ticketing system, and tickets on one form of transport are valid on the others. - File links The following pages link to this file: North/South Line Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf List of Amsterdam metro stations ... - File links The following pages link to this file: North/South Line Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf List of Amsterdam metro stations ... The Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf (GVB) (municipal transport company) of Amsterdam operates 3 metro lines, partly elevated, no level crossings. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 742,951(1 January 2005) Coordinates Website www. ... Metro is: a general term, synonymous with rapid transit, subway or underground, for an urban underground rail public transit system (see list of rapid transit systems); any of several specific public transport systems, including: Bi-State Development Agency in Missouri and Illinois, d/b/a Metro since 2003 Buffalo Metro...

There are three main lines in the metro system, being the Eastern line, the Amstelveen line and the Ring line. The Eastern line connects Amsterdam Centraal station to the southeastern suburbs of Amsterdam Zuidoost and Bijlmermeer areas, and has two branches, line 53 and line 54. The Amstelveen line (line 51) connects Amsterdam Centraal Station to the southern suburbs surrounding Amstelveen, and the Ring Line (line 50) connects the south-east to the west without going through the centre of the city. Amsterdam Zuidoost is one of the 15 boroughs (stadsdelen) of the city of Amsterdam, that consists of the suburbs Bijlmermeer and Gaasperdam and the village Driemond. ... The Bijlmermeer or colloquially Bijlmer is a neighborhood that together with Gaasperdam forms the stadsdeel Amsterdam Zuidoost, part of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ...

The metro system uses standard gauge track, operating on 750V DC third rail. Line 51 is a hybrid between metro and light rail, as it uses shared metro track between Amsterdam Centraal and Zuid/WTC, and shared tram track between Zuid/WTC and Amstelveen Centrum, continuing with the tram-style overhead at 600V DC to Westwijk. Double-height platforms are provided at the overlapping stops for metro line 51 and tram line 5 vehicles.

History and future

Amsterdam decided on the construction of a metro system in 1968. Four lines were to be built, connecting the entire city and replacing many of the existing tram lines. In 1970 the construction of the eastern line was started and it came into operation in 1977. This eastern line consists of two branches, line 53 and 54, to link the city centre with housing developments in the south-east. The construction methods of this line triggered a number of political upheavals, and had to be finished by the national government. Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 742,951(1 January 2005) Coordinates Website www. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...

In 1990 line 51 was opened, partially sharing track with the previous metro lines, and new track with the extended tram line 5 to Amstelveen. This is referred to as a 'Sneltram' (fast tram), and was constructed to light rail standards. The changeover between third rail and overhead power takes place at Zuid/WTC.
In 1997 the ring line (50) was added to the system, providing a fast connection between the south and the west, eliminating the necessity of travelling through the city centre.
In 2002, the construction of the North/South Line was started, which is due to be completed in July 2012. The new metro line will be the first to go to the northern Amsterdam district, underneath the IJ bay. From there on, it will run, via Central Station, to Zuid/WTC, which is planned to replace Amsterdam Centraal as the city's main transport hub.^{[citation needed]} This line might be extended to Schiphol airport in the future.^{[citation needed]}
This article is about the year. ... Amstelveen is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The North/South Line (in Dutch Noord/Zuidlijn) of Amsterdam, Netherlands, is a new metro line being constructed from 2003. ... 2012 (MMXII) will be a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Satellite image of Amsterdam and surroundings showing whats left of the IJ, its polders, and the North Sea Canal. ... Schiphol (IATA: AMS, ICAO: EHAM) (municipality Haarlemmermeer) is the Netherlands main airport. ...

During the construction of the Amsterdam metro, plans to demolish the entire Jewish neighbourhood near the Nieuwmarkt led to strong protests. The metro was still built (wall decorations at the Nieuwmarkt station are dedicated to the protests), but plans to build a highway through the neighbourhood in the centre of Amsterdam were abolished.
This article describes some ethnic, historic, and cultural aspects of the Jewish identity; for a consideration of the Jewish religion, refer to the article Judaism. ... Nieuwmarkt is a square in the center of the Dutch city Amsterdam. ...

The tram line to IJburg in the east was originally planned to be a metro line, and a short tunnel was constructed eastwards from Centraal Station underneath the railway lines towards this goal. As this line was eventually constructed as a tram line, the tunnel had been abandoned, and there are plans to use it as part of a museum of chocolate. There are still plans for the tram to IJburg to be upgraded to metro and connect to the nearby city of Almere, where big new residential areas are being built.Elsevier IJburg is a residential neighbourhood currently (2006) under construction in the east of Amsterdam. ... Metro is: a general term, synonymous with rapid transit, subway or underground, for an urban underground rail public transit system (see list of rapid transit systems); any of several specific public transport systems, including: Bi-State Development Agency in Missouri and Illinois, d/b/a Metro since 2003 Buffalo Metro... Almere can mean: A large lake that in early times was in the area of the southern part of the Zuiderzee, which see for more information. ...

Network

Line 50 (green)

Line 51 (orange)

Line 52 (blue)

Line 53 (red)

Line 54 (yellow)

See also

• List of metro systems

This is an alphabetical list of cities worldwide that have a metro rail system . ...

External link

• Map of metro lines and railways in Amsterdam